Poslaše mu zbog toga glasnike s miroljubivim prijedlozima i poručiše: “Evo, mi podanici velikoga kralja Nabukodonozora padamo ničice preda te: učini s nama što ti se prohtije. Evo ti naših kuća, našega kraja, žitnih polja, stada, stoke: svi torovi naših šatora ovise samo o jednom tvome migu; služi se svime kako ti se ushtije i kako ti se svidi. Evo, i naši su gradovi sa svojim stanovnicima robovi tvoji, samo dođi i učini s njima što je dobro u očima tvojim.” Ljudi dođoše do Holoferna i saopćiše mu te poruke. On siđe s vojskom prema obali, postavi upravitelje po utvrđenim gradovima te iz tih gradova unovači posebno izabrane ljude kao pomoćnu vojnicu. Građani i sav okoliš dočekaše ga s vijencima, plesovima i bubnjevima. Poruši on sve njihove uzvišice, sravni sa zemljom svete gajeve njihove: bilo mu je najvelikodušnije dopušteno da razruši sva domaća božanstva kako bi svi narodi častili samo Nabukodonozora i svi ga jezici i plemena zazivali kao Boga. Stiže tako nasuprot Ezdrelonu u blizini Dotaina, a to je sučelice velikoj judejskoj ravni. Utabori se između Gebe i Skitopolisa i tu se zadrža cio mjesec dana da sakupi opskrbu za svoju vojsku.
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